Corona Thoughts, part 17 (Beer Bread and "Boil Them Cabbage")

4.4.2020

Saturday.  A day like all others, frankly.  It is the 17th day of recording the daily comings and goings of the family during this shelter in place.  I think it is around 20 days since this thing began in earnest.

It is rainy and cold today.  Before sun-up a thunderstorm produced some booms that woke us up and caused me to get up to unplug my laptop, which I had left connected to power in the living room.  Fergus woke us up a little after sunrise wanting to play.

He sat with me for a while while I had my coffee and before Stephanie got up.  

Stephanie put on a roast with root veggies (parsnips, turnips, a few potatoes, carrots, onion, and celery) in the crockpot to slow cook all day.

The chicks are still in the house since was too cold and damp to move them back outside.  At least Stephanie and Sadie are not so bored as to do this to them:

Stephanie had two intended projects today.  1) start working on her 18th Century stays, and 2) make some more masks for the family and her parents for when going out is a must.  Jennifer is making some too, and they talked for a while about it.

The hens are giving more than a dozen eggs a day.  The colors are so pretty!

I took some time today to practice on the guitar a bit.  Right now I am familiar (though not proficient) with 3 chords - A, D, and E.  "Boil Them Cabbage Down" is made up of those three chords, so I practiced it for a while this afternoon using Strum Machine.  In between, Sadie and I made beer bread with a Pecan Shiner that I did not care for, so we will see how it works.  Sure smells good.

There is so much information out there that just seems conflicting, but we are doing our best.  Barnes and Noble announced that they were closing their doors, and I fear that we are going to see many businesses like this, particularly small ones, shutter.  I hope that is not the case, and the loans provided by the general government can help keep them afloat.  Unlike the bank bailouts a few years ago, these businesses are suffering through no fault of their own. At least we are in education and it is possible to work from home.

After an episode of Star Trek TNG, Sadie went upstairs to play and I logged in for some gaming with friends.  Stephanie did some sewing.  

For the most part, it was a quiet evening.